ML20083N215

FOIA Request for Documents Generated by Kane or Singh for Evaluation of BNL Rept Re Diesel Generator Bldg at Facility

ML20083N215
Person / Time
Site:	Midland
Issue date:	01/09/1984
From:	Garde B GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT
To:	NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
References
FOIA-84-27 NUDOCS 8404190115
Download: ML20083N215 (2)

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GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT In'stitute for Policy Studies 1901 Que Street. N.W., Washington. D.C. 20009 (202)234-9382 January 9,1984 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST Director Office of Administration hM~ ey U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 ()M'M/*M-Pf To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (F0IA), 5 U.S.C. 5552, the Government Accountability Project (GAP) of the Institute for Policy Studies, requests copies of any and all agency records and information, including but not limited to notes

! letters, memoranda, drafts, minutes, diaries, logs, calendars, tapes, transcripts, summaries, interview reports, procedures, instructions, engineering analyses, draw-

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ings, files, graphs, charts, maps, photographs, agreements, handwritten notes, studies, data sheets, notebooks, books, telephone messages, computations, voice recordings, and any other data compilations, interim and/or final reports, status reports, and any and all other documentation generated by Mr. Jay Kane or Mr. Singh in their evaluation of the Brookhaven Report about the Diesel Generator Building (DGB) at the Midland Nuclear Power Plant.

If any of the material covered by this request has been destroyed and/or removed, please provide all surrounding documentation, including but not limited to a description of the action (s) taken, relevant date(s), and justification (s) for the action (s).

i GAP requests that fees be waived, because " finding infonnation can be considered as l primarily benefitting the general public," 5 U.S.C. $552(a)(4)(A). The Government Accountability Project is a non-profit, non-partisan public interest organization concerned with honest and open government. Through legal representation, advice,

, national conferences, films, publications and public outreach, the Project promotes whistleblowers as agents of government accountability. Through its Citizens Clinic,

, GAP offers assistance to local public interest and citizens groups who seek to

! ensure the health and safety of their communities. The Citizens Clinic is currently

assisting several citizens groups, local governments, and intervenors in the mid-Michigan area concerning the construction of the Midland Nuclear Power Plant.

We are requesting the above infromation as part of an ongoing monitoring project on the adequacy of the NRC's efforts to protect public safety and health at nuclear power plants.

For any documents or portions that you deny due to a specific F0IA exemption, please

., provide an index itemizing and describing the documents or portions of documents

,( withhel d. The index should provide a detailed justification of your grounds for s

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Director of Administration January 9,1984 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission claiming each exemption, explaining why each exemption is relevant to the document j or portion of the document withheld. This isidex is required under Vaughn v.

Rosen (I), 484 F.2d 820 (D.C.Cir.1973), cert. denied, 415 U.S. 977(1974).

We look forward to your response to this request within ten days.

Very truly yours, j Sw./ ' /*

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